Tom´s of Maine will use wind energy generated at the Ains-worth Wind Energy Facility in Nebraska to power its 100,000-sq.-ft. manufacturing facility in Sanford, Maine. The company is buying 130,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity per month, or about 1,150 megawatts per year, of renewable energy certificates from the wind farm.

The purchase will offset more than 1.5 million pounds of carbon dioxide emissions this year, said Tom Chappell, CEO and co-founder. The company, founded in 1970, produces personal care items, such as toothpaste, deodorant and soap, which do not contain preservatives or artificial colors, flavors or animal ingredients.